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LVI. Beauty in Loneliness—After All

           "WhohaveIthehonourOhowstupidofme,nottoknowyou,mistress!"

           "Ishallnotbeyourmistressmuchlonger,shallIGabriel?"shesaid,inpathetictones.

           "Well,no.IsupposeButcomein,ma’am.OhandI’llgetalight,"Oakreplied,withsomeawkwardness.

           "No;notonmyaccount."

           "ItissoseldomthatIgetaladyvisitorthatI’mafraidIhaven’tproperaccommodation.Willyousitdown,please?Here’sachair,andthere’sone,too.Iamsorrythatmychairsallhavewoodseats,andareratherhard,butIwasthinkingofgettingsomenewones."Oakplacedtwoorthreeforher.

           "Theyarequiteeasyenoughforme."

           Sodownshesat,anddownsathe,thefiredancingintheirfaces,andupontheoldfurniture,

           alla-sheenen

           Wi’longyearso’handlen,

           thatformedOak’sarrayofhouseholdpossessions,whichsentbackadancingreflectioninreply.Itwasveryoddtothesetwopersons,whokneweachotherpassingwell,thatthemerecircumstanceoftheirmeetinginanewplaceandinanewwayshouldmakethemsoawkwardandconstrained.Inthefields,oratherhouse,therehadneverbeenanyembarrassment;butnowthatOakhadbecometheentertainertheirlivesseemedtobemovedbackagaintothedayswhentheywerestrangers.

           "You’llthinkitstrangethatIhavecome,but"

           "Ohno;notatall."

           "ButIthoughtGabriel,IhavebeenuneasyinthebeliefthatIhaveoffendedyou,andthatyouaregoingawayonthataccount.ItgrievedmeverymuchandIcouldn’thelpcoming."

           "Offendedme!Asifyoucoulddothat,Bathsheba!"

           "Haven’tI?"sheasked,gladly.

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